Principal Systems Engineer Job Trends in Prestwick

Principal Systems Engineer
South Ayrshire > Prestwick

The median Principal Systems Engineer salary in Prestwick is £75,900 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 17 -
Rank change year-on-year +10 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Systems Engineer 4 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Prestwick 28.57% 9.09% -
As % of the Job Titles category 30.77% 9.09% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,900 - -
South Ayrshire median annual salary £75,900 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Prestwick

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Prestwick. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Prestwick with a recognized job title 13 33 11
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.86% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 7 21 11
10th Percentile £52,638 £37,574 -
25th Percentile £58,999 £55,801 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,900 £58,033 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.79% +132.13% -
75th Percentile £80,800 £60,265 £40,625
90th Percentile £85,700 - £60,000
South Ayrshire median annual salary £70,450 £58,033 £25,000
% change year-on-year +21.40% +132.13% -8.26%

Principal Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Prestwick

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Principal Systems Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Prestwick.

Principal Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in Prestwick

Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Prestwick

For the 6 months to 4 December 2025, Principal Systems Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Prestwick region featuring Principal Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 4 (100.00%) IBM
1 4 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
1 4 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
2 3 (75.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 3 (75.00%) Signal Processing
2 3 (75.00%) Technical Leadership
2 3 (75.00%) Test Planning
3 1 (25.00%) Acceptance Criteria
3 1 (25.00%) Network Architecture
3 1 (25.00%) Requirements Management
3 1 (25.00%) SNA

Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Prestwick by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) SNA
Development Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 3 (75.00%) Electronics
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
2 3 (75.00%) Signal Processing
2 3 (75.00%) Technical Leadership
2 3 (75.00%) Test Planning
3 1 (25.00%) Acceptance Criteria
3 1 (25.00%) Network Architecture
3 1 (25.00%) Requirements Management
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) IBM